A letter signed by a Canadian coalition of rights and faith groups asked Ottawa to pay more attention to India’s ruling Hindu nationalist group’s ‘discriminatory agenda’ they say targets Muslims and other minorities
A coalition of rights and faith groups in Canada is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to condemn what it describes as “escalating human-rights violations” in India and to make any trade or investment agreements with New Delhi contingent upon the protection of vulnerable communities in the South Asian country.
India and Canada have been negotiating a trade agreement and, this past May, International Trade Minister Mary Ng and her Indian counterpart said they aim to strike an initial deal this year. The report said, “BJP supporters increasingly committed violent attacks against targeted groups” and that the Indian government’s “Hindu majoritarian ideology was reflected in bias in institutions, including the justice system and constitutional authorities like the National Human Rights Commission.”, letter writers accused Ottawa of staying quiet about India.
“Promoting human rights has always been at the core of our foreign policy, and it will continue to be,” Emily Williams, director of communications for Ms. Joly, said in a statement. In an August report, Human Rights Watch said the “continued vilification of Muslims“ in India has resulted in an increase in hate crimes.
The coalition letter urges Mr. Trudeau to issue “a categorical public condemnation of the systematic discrimination, genocide incitement, harassment, and violence faced by religious and other minorities in India,” including Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Kashmiris.
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